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UNFPA scales up response as fighting escalates in south Yemen
The recent escalation of the conflict in south Yemen has severely affected health facilities leading to massive constraints pregnant and delivering women in accessing reproductive health care... Read more
My Body, My Life, My World! – a brand new rallying cry for the SDG generation
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Youth Day From their communities to their capital cities, young people everywhere are demanding their rights, as affirmed 25... Read more
Twenty-five years ago, a promise made to advance women’s health and rights. Have we delivered?
Read five ways the ICPD Programme of Action set out to change the world for women and girls and what progress has been made so far in Yemen.
A new enrollment mechanism to accelerate the response to new displaced persons
UNFPA initiates a new mechanism to enroll newly displaced persons to accelerate the delivery of relief items on the frontlines.
Youth innovate to end violence against women and girls
Young people to engage in designing solutions to end violence against women and girls through an Innovation Lab supported by UNFPA.
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Population Day
Want to improve women’s lives and countries’ prospects for prosperity? Expand contraceptive choice. Her life. Her choice. Our future. Women have a right to make their own decisions about whether,... Read more
UNFPA up scales its response in Al Dhale'e
UNFPA up scales reproductive health and protection services in Al Dhale'e Governorate where fighting has displaced more than 60,000 people.
A nightmare within a nightmare
As Maram's story unravels, the prevalence of different forms of violence often increases in times of crisis, as protection mechanisms break down... Read more
#BeWithHer: Ending Obstetric Fistula
Obstetric fistula is one of the most serious and tragic childbirth injuries. In Yemen, obstetric fistula is rising as the conflict intensifies. UNFPA... Read more
Meet the Woman Protecting Women in Yemen
A survivor of child marriage now runs Yemen's first-ever security business for women.